[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 23 (Friday, February 3, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5523-5524]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-2484]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5607-N-02]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Single Family Mortgage Insurance on Hawaiian Homelands

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department 
is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.

DATES: Comments Due Date: April 3, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
Control Number and should be sent to: Reports Liaison Officer, 
Department of

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Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 
20410, Room 9120 or the number for the Federal Information Relay 
Service (1-(800) 877-8339).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Program Contact, Director, Office of 
Single Family Program Development, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 
708-2121 (this is not a toll free number) for copies of the proposed 
forms and other available information.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is submitting the proposed 
information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended).
    This Notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information to: 
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether 
the information will have practical utility; (2) evaluate the accuracy 
of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information; (3) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (4) minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on those who are to respond; including the 
use of appropriate automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of 
responses.
    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Single Family Mortgage Insurance on Hawaiian 
Homelands.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0358.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: FHA 
insures mortgages on single-family dwellings under provisions of the 
National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1709). The Housing and Urban Rural 
Recovery Act (HURRA), Public Law 98-181, amended the National Housing 
Act to add Section 247 (12 U.S.C. 1715z-12) to permit FHA to insure 
mortgages for properties located on Hawaiian Homelands. Under this 
program, the mortgagor must be a native Hawaiian. Section 247 requires 
that the Department of Hawaiian Homelands (DHHL) of the State of Hawaii 
(a) will be a co-mortgagor; (b) guarantees or reimburses the Secretary 
for any mortgage insurance claim paid in connection with a property on 
Hawaiian homelands; or (c) offers other security acceptable to the 
Secretary.
    In accordance with 24 CFR 203.43i, the collection of information is 
verification that a loan applicant is a native Hawaiian and that the 
applicant holds a lease on land in a Hawaiian Homelands area. A 
borrower must obtain verification of eligibility from DHHL and submit 
it to the lender. A borrower cannot obtain a loan under these 
provisions without proof of status as a native Hawaiian. United States 
citizens living in Hawaii are not eligible for this leasehold program 
unless they are native Hawaiians. The eligibility document is required 
to obtain benefits.
    In accordance with 24 CFR 203.439(c), lenders must report monthly 
to HUD and the DHHL on delinquent borrowers and provide documentation 
to HUD to support that the loss mitigation requirements of 24 CFR 
203.604 have been met. To assist the DHHL in identifying delinquent 
loans, lenders report monthly. A delinquent mortgage that is reported 
timely would allow DHHL to intervene and prevent foreclosure. This 
collection of data is cited in 2502-0060.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: None.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: The number of burden hours is 109. The 
number of respondents is 272, the number of responses is 544, the 
frequency of response is on occasion, and the burden hour per response 
is one hour and four minutes.
    Status of the proposed information collection: This is an extension 
of a currently approved collection.

    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C., 
Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: January 30, 2012.
Ronald Y. Spraker,
Acting General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing--Acting General 
Deputy Federal Housing Commissioner.
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